Guest guest Posted January 29, 2002 Report Share Posted January 29, 2002 Hi Folks,<br><br>I'd like to comment on the fact that it is written that bananas are high on the glycemic index. <br><br>Dr. Douglas Graham told us in one of his lectures that he actually feels that bananas are closer to the medium side of the glycemic index. He has worked with sick people and athletes and he regularly measures their blood sugar levels, so I'd say he knows what he is talking about. <br><br>From my own experience. For years I thought I was hypoglycemic. That is one of the main things that detered me from doing the raw food diet 100%. I would always combine fruits with fats to slow the digestion and so that I would have enough energy. I had no problems eating lots of bread or starches for that matter for giving me long term energy.<br><br>Then I learned from Dr. Graham what my problem was. When I did the raw diet I simply was not getting in enough carbohydrates in my diet. That is why I had craved sweets on my previous attempts on the 100% raw diet. <br><br>So I tried it out. And you know it worked. I can now eat up to 20 bananas per day with no symptoms of hypoglycemia. In fact I have to eat enough otherwise I'll crave more sweets or carbs. Each person has to determine their own caloric needs and then make sure to eat enough sugary fruits to supply them daily energy. Now I have way more energy than I ever had in my life as an adult. I'm like a little kid, and I'm also a much faster runner because all my energy is not wasted digesting a starch meal. <br><br>By the way starch is really just sugar. It just takes the body a longer time to use the starchy sugar because it has to break it down. So what would you rather have? A sugar that your body can use right away or a sugar that takes many hours to be ready to be used by the body and takes three times more energy to digest.<br><br>Remember I have no problem now. I've simply replaced breads and rice with an equal amount of calories of bananas and other sweet fruit and I feel totally satisfied and I have a load of energy. <br><br>There is absolutely no need for complex carbohydrates. Most early raw fooders don't realize that they aren't eating enough calories. Cooked food is much more concentrated in calories since there is little water content in cooked food. So you have to eat much more weight in raw fruits to equal the same calorie level as bread for instance.<br><br>By the way a ripe banana is not a starchy fruit. The riper it gets the less starch and more sweet it becomes.<br><br>As far as avocados go. They are not a starchy fruit as far as I can tell. Especially the California Avocados. The Florida ones have much more in the way of carbohydrates, but I don't think they are really complex carbs. <br><br>I had to put in my two cents worth because I think people should not be afraid of bananas. Heck they are my staple food. Bananas are the ultimate food for athletes.<br><br>Roger Haeske<br><a href=http://www.superbeing.com target=new>http://www.superbeing.com</a> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2002 Report Share Posted January 29, 2002 A perons's homonal and metabolic setting makes the difference in how foods are handled. Some of us could not process all those bananas without a severe glycemic reaction. The amount of exercise one does also needs to be factored into the results of consuming in this manner. <br>In , distinctions are made regarding the type of systemic balances and imbalances a person has...ie, hot, cold, etc. This would then tell a person the proper types of food to balance and maintain that type of system.<br>(and unfortunately, I am not supposed to eat mangos based on this diagnosis, boohoo! They make me feel uncomfortably warm during the summer months)<br><br>I do believe each of us has a different metabolic <br>system.<br><br>Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2002 Report Share Posted January 29, 2002 Yes I think everyone will have different needs and those needs will change at times. The idea is to keep balance. <br><br>I did say however that it depends on the person's individual caloric needs. If you are sedentary and 5' 2 " , you are going to eat less in the way of bananas or fruit than someone like me who is 6' 3 " and quite athletic and active. <br><br>Keep yourself open to experimentation. If I followed the typical advice of Ayurveda or Traditional Chinese Medicine they would have said that I would not do well with raw foods, do to my body type. I'm a Vata in case anyone is interested (in the Ayurveda system). <br><br>Well it's the middle of winter and I've been 99% raw for the last 5 months and I've been doing great. I haven't been cold, and I have loads of energy. <br><br>There is a load of misinformation out there in the raw food nutrition world. In the end you just have to keep trying new combinations of things until you find what works for you. <br><br>Personally I think bananas and other fruits are handled much better than other simple sugars like candies because they have the minerals and other nutrients to help dissolve the sugar. They also don't have a high amount of fat which will keep the blood sugar elevated. <br><br>Anytime you have a sugar combined with a fat you will have an extended high blood sugar level because it takes a long time to digest the fat. Since they are combined the sugar now stays in the blood stream for too long a time and it gives a high blood sugar reading.<br><br>Dr. Graham has successfully gotten diabetics off of insulin in about a weeks time by giving them raw foods and making sure to never have fat and sweet fruits in the same meal. So of course you have to know yourself and maybe certain foods you'll react to negatively but be careful that you don't follow a books advice without testing it yourself or having a doctor help you test the results. You could be losing out on eating foods that are really healthy for you. <br><br>Go to <a href=http://www.doctorgraham.cc target=new>http://www.doctorgraham.cc</a> for some free articles he has written or to get one of his books. He is extremely knowledgeable about raw foods and has been raw himself for 20 years. He works with professional and olympic athletes and he feeds them lots of bananas. Previous to that he had his own healing clinic for 10 years for sick people. Please also read the article that was not written by him because it is a summary of his teachings. It's controversial and informative.<br><br>Roger Haeske<br><a href=http://www.superbeing.com target=new>http://www.superbeing.com</a> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2002 Report Share Posted February 1, 2002 Roger;<br>Have you read " Sun Food Diet Success System " By David Wolf. If not you gotta get it, This stuff is right up your ally. I'm on page 53 and so far he hasen't even mentioned raw foods. Its all very similar to Imagination Science, on your Superbeing site. David Wolf has become a great writer. Much better than " Natures First Law " . Its great to read something like this, written by someone as devoted to living foods as David Wolf.<br><br>Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2002 Report Share Posted February 1, 2002 Hi Doug,<br><br>Yes I've read the book. It has great motivational tools to help people transition to the raw food diet. I like just about everything except the info on the hybridized foods. <br><br>Apparently there is a lot of misinformation about that topic. Again according to Dr. Graham he says that all fruits are naturally hybridized. This simply happens with pollination. In fact it is very rare he says for a human to have eaten a banana for instance, that has been hybridized by humans. He said he did get his hands on one of those. <br><br>I wish I remember more of what he said on this topic. But basically you don't have to worry about hybridized fruits. He did however say that many fruit are sweeter than they used to be. He also said that Genetically Modified Foods were quite dangerous. Any minerals that are lacking in fruit can be made up by eating mineral rich salad vegetables.<br><br>I don't think I could do the raw diet 100% if I was so worried about hybridized foods. I rely on bananas to give me the concentrated calories I need. Plus they taste quite good.<br><br>Hawaii sounds wonderful. I certainly plan to at least visit there some day.<br><br>Roger Haeske<br><a href=http://www.superbeing.com target=new>http://www.superbeing.com</a> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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